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In photos: Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, December 2004
cardiff / photos / Places / railways / Wales / wales

Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004

Wed 11th December, 2019Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Following on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago.

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Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff - nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
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Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman

Tue 10th December, 2019Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable …

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A walk up Caerphilly Mountain, north Cardiff, south Wales
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A walk up Caerphilly Mountain, north Cardiff, south Wales

Fri 9th January, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

Situated between Cardiff and Caerphilly at the southern edge of the South Wales coal field, Caerphilly mountain is a lovely place to go for a wander.

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A Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, north Cardiff
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A Christmas Day walk up Graig Llanishen, north Cardiff

Tue 31st December, 2013Fri 3rd January, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sadly, any hopes of crunching my way through snow that was lying deep and crisp and even over the hillsides of north Cardiff were crushed by the bright sun that …

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Photos of the day: Rails to Rhymney and the Cefn Onn tunnel
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Rails to Rhymney – Lisvane station, Cefn Onn halt and Caerphilly tunnel

Fri 9th August, 2013Tue 10th December, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Photographed from Lisvane & Thornhill station, north Cardiff, you can see the track dipping sharply into Cefn Onn tunnel, which runs for 2,000 yards into Caerphilly on the other side …

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